Under-five deaths in Kiribati
Kiribati: Under-five deaths was 181 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
181
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
158th
of 213 countries
All-time high
202
in 2018
All-time low
165
in 2004
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Under-five deaths in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 181 for under-five deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five deaths in Kiribati peaked at 202 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 165, in 2004.
That places Kiribati 158th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Under-five deaths in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 184 | — |
| 2001 | 178 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 171 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 166 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 165 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 167 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 171 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 175 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 180 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 184 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 189 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 193 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 195 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 196 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 197 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 198 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 199 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 201 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 202 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 201 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 199 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 196 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 192 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 186 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 181 | -2.7% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 181 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,859, 2% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 181 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 775.5, 23% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 174.1 | 165 | 184 | 10 |
| 2010s | 197.1 | 189 | 202 | 10 |
| 2020s | 190.8 | 181 | 199 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More development goals data for Kiribati
- Red List Index 0.7691 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.66 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 95.9 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 2 (2025)
- Infant deaths 132 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five deaths in Kiribati?
- Under-five deaths in Kiribati was 181 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest under-five deaths recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 202 in 2018.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 165 in 2004.
- How does Kiribati rank for under-five deaths?
- Kiribati ranks 158th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five deaths rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Under-five deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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